As a moderator of this event and BattlegroundsGG community I'd like to welcome anyone interested to join our tournament on 10.26.18! (expired, see below for latest events). Totally free, no entry costs! 4vs4, 16 teams and some good old fashion teamwork.

The sign-up can be found front and center on our site.

Don't have a team? That's not a problem join us on our discord: https://discord.gg/6Wdnr3K and post up in chat/free agent channels.

Plan on signing up? Just want to chat AA:PG? Bring yourself on discord as well! It's important the community comes together in one place so we can build and branch forward. Since we have the developers support behind us we really have an opportunity to make something special for the community and long term health of this game.

Any questions or thoughts please post up!

UPDATE #1:

Congrats to team PRO TRIBE for taking home our first championship! They won our 4v4, 24 team tournament with a final score of 3 maps to 2 against team AATS. Both teams played hard and it went down to the wire. We had so much support and enthusiasm that we even expanded with an additional eight teams from our planned sixteen. Thank you EVERYONE for participating. Our next event will be announced soon!

UPDATE #2:

November 10th is right around the corner and that marks our next event, our first 2v2 duo's 32 team tournament!

After our successful 4v4 event, this is the next step for BattlegroundsGG. After the conclusion of this event we will be hosting a bigger team focused tournament. Our journey to season 1 league play continues to be successful and our own designers are continually working on our dedicated ladder script sure to wow you all in this community!

To view our community newsletter recently sent out to our site subscribers, click below!

Congrats to team "Carnage" for a 3-1 victory over team "We Need Help" in our Operation Doubledown Finals. They were head and shoulders above the rest of the 31 other teams in this duo's tournament with spectacular teamwork on constant display. Well done to @BeardlessSumo and his partner M8s-Stryderr!

Our next event is currently unannounced as we are pushing further along with Web Development to disassociate from the tools we have been using in favor of our home grown e-sports platform. For now I can say the wait will be worth it as the next event will be team focused with incentive for a victory. Thank you to EVERYONE who participated on November 10th!

UPDATE #4:

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! With another Holiday right around the corner, what better way to enjoy your time with your gaming pals than in a tournament for America's Army on PS4!

On 12/8 @ 7pm est http://Battlegrounds.GG will be hosting Operation Alliance. This is a 6v6 officially sponsored 16 team tournament. Sign-up link at our website above and linked down below.

@LWOF_BrOkenArrow We are working on placement awards, and looking at the possibilities. The first tournament, may be just for bragging rights, but as the community forms and grows, better systems will be in place.

Also we will also be putting a weekly newsletter in production once things get rolling. This newsletter will include things like Tournament winners, team spotlights, video spotlight, etc. You can sign up for that at our website. battlegrounds.gg

If so, would the winners be given some sort of special icon by their gamer-tag/handle?

Yes and yes. I got approval to give achievements for tournament winners, but the team wants to see some success first. So maybe the first few tournaments are the "preseason" or something, but with enough interest and traffic that I can use to convince the team to do the achievements (and other stuff we think of).

If so, would the winners be given some sort of special icon by their gamer-tag/handle?

Yes and yes. I got approval to give achievements for tournament winners, but the team wants to see some success first. So maybe the first few tournaments are the "preseason" or something, but with enough interest and traffic that I can use to convince the team to do the achievements (and other stuff we think of).

Just a quick update. We have currently filled 7 / 16 teams. We have roughly 4 teams from our F/A pool. There are a few other teams, that are inquiring about registration. Looks like this first tournament may be filled completely! We are extremely excited to see what teams are the powerhouse teams on PS4!

Hmm... I guess my next question is to ask why someone would choose to have revives in competitive play.

Revives aren't much of a concern in this game. It's pretty risky to revive a person, especially when they're in an entirely different area of the map or are out in the open. Not to mention you can simply secure a guy to prevent them from being revived. And if you do get revived you're only going to have about 1/3-1/4 of your health...
One way I look at it, is that they allow a losing team to regain a fighting chance if they lose two of their guys early in a round. Also keep in mind that it makes things fair in objectives like Escort where if the VIP is neutralized, the round is lost. No revives means that the person who's VIP has to be even more careful and becomes more of a liability.

Hmm... I guess my next question is to ask why someone would choose to have revives in competitive play.

Revives aren't much of a concern in this game. It's pretty risky to revive a person, especially when they're in an entirely different area of the map or are out in the open. Not to mention you can simply secure a guy to prevent them from being revived. And if you do get revived you're only going to have about 1/3-1/4 of your health...
One way I look at it, is that they allow a losing team to regain a fighting chance if they lose two of their guys early in a round. Also keep in mind that it makes things fair in objectives like Escort where if the VIP is neutralized, the round is lost. No revives means that the person who's VIP has to be even more careful and becomes more of a liability.

VIP mode shouldn't be used for matches. Extract or C4, sure. Having revives in competitive play is just silly.